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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

For the first time scientists have been able to develop a completely vegetarian diet that works for marine fish raised in aquaculture, the key to making aquaculture a sustainable industry.

7th August 2013

The key to sustainable aquaculture

7th August 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Belize Aquaculture Ltd. has become the first shrimp company in Belize and the second in Central America approved to offer three-star BAP shrimp.

6th August 2013

Three-star shrimp from Belize Aquaculture

6th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has recently appointed two new directors, who joined the organisation in July to help deliver and implement the group’s new corporate plan.

6th August 2013

Seafish appoints two new directors

6th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new three week fishing course designed to introduce people to the fishing industry has been well received by the local community in Looe, Cornwall, UK.

5th August 2013

Fishing course success

5th August 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Jeppesens new C-MAP MAX-N Wide cartography, designed for popular navigation systems from global marine electronics company Navico, is now available to boaters worldwide.

4th August 2013

New Jeppesen C-MAP MAX-N Wide cartography

4th August 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Swedish Maritime Administration is investing SEK50m to improve and modernise the Swedish coastal radio network, the cornerstone of search and rescue activities in Swedish waters.

4th August 2013

Sweden to modernise coastal radio network

4th August 2013

NEWS

NEWS

Chile’s fishing industry is at the crossroads of development with this year seeing a new law passed that is aimed at helping the country maintain its position as one of the world’s…

3rd August 2013

A new kind of future

3rd August 2013

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Mediterranean Fisheries Research, Production and Training Institute in Turkey has ordered a new Fisheries Control, Audit and Research Vessel from Akdeniz Shipyard.

3rd August 2013

Akdeniz Shipyard wins research vessel order

3rd August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has published a popular version of its fish stock advice for 2014.

1st August 2013

Fish stock advice

1st August 2013

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Croatia’s accession to the EU means the country will have to face fresh challenges in its fishing sector. Adrian Tatum reports.

1st August 2013

Croatia prepares for Europe

1st August 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

VSTEP has delivered a NAUTIS DNV Class A FMB simulator to Australian training organisation Seafood and Maritime Industries Training (SMIT).

1st August 2013

Simulator delivered to training company

1st August 2013

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Tersan Shipyard, located in Turkey, has delivered the 74.7m stern freezer trawler ‘Volstad’ to Norwegian fishing and offshore company Volstad AS.

1st August 2013

Tersan Shipyard delivers ‘Volstad’

1st August 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Cobham has announced the forthcoming launch of a brand new SAILOR VSAT antenna.

1st August 2013

New SAILOR 800 VSAT antenna

1st August 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

This year Ocean Signal has introduced the world’s smallest Personal Locator Beacon the rescueME PLB1 which is typically 30% smaller than other PLBs.

1st August 2013

World’s smallest PLB

1st August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture has backed the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation adopting trade measures with regard to the Faroe Islands.

31st July 2013

Trade sanctions against the Faroe Islands supported

31st July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has written to Iceland’s fellow Coastal States (EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands) to propose new negotiations to find a solution to the…

31st July 2013

Iceland calls early Coastal States meeting to resolve mackerel dispute

31st July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The New Brunswick government in Canada is investing $400,000 in a new programme to accelerate the development of its oyster aquaculture industry.

31st July 2013

Oyster aquaculture investment in New Brunswick

31st July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A number of shellfish harvesting sites in Scotland have been closed, following the detection of unusually high levels of toxins which can cause acute food poisoning.

31st July 2013

Shellfish poisoning outbreak

31st July 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A regional symposium is being organised to address the main issues related to sustainable small scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

31st July 2013

Small scale fisheries symposium

31st July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fourteen animal welfare, environmental and conservation organisations have applauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing a law that bans the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins in New York.

31st July 2013

New York bans shark fin trade

31st July 2013